38_a_lob_g01
From the point of view of its inventors, it was a simple method of bringing the whole nation within the obligation of contributing to the glory and stability of the realm as a whole — or, as later centuries put it, ‘broadening the basis of taxation’.

0038_0002__the_0038_0003__point the_point 0038_0005__view view 0038_0002__the_0038_0003__point->0038_0005__view of 0038_0008__inventors inventors 0038_0005__view->0038_0008__inventors of 0038_0007__its its 0038_0008__inventors->0038_0007__its [gen] 0038_0011__was was 0038_0011__was->0038_0002__the_0038_0003__point from[nim] 0038_0010__it it 0038_0011__was->0038_0010__it [arg0] 0038_0012__a_0038_0014__method a_method 0038_0011__was->0038_0012__a_0038_0014__method [prd] 0038_0013__simple simple 0038_0012__a_0038_0014__method->0038_0013__simple [attrib] 0038_0037__or or 0038_0012__a_0038_0014__method->0038_0037__or of 0038_0016__bringing bringing 0038_0037__or->0038_0016__bringing [conj1] 0038_0046__broadening broadening 0038_0037__or->0038_0046__broadening [conj2] 0038_0017__the_0038_0019__nation the_nation 0038_0016__bringing->0038_0017__the_0038_0019__nation [arg1] 0038_0021__the_0038_0022__obligation the_obligation 0038_0016__bringing->0038_0021__the_0038_0022__obligation within[nim] z_0038_5008 _ 0038_0016__bringing->z_0038_5008 [arg0] 0038_0018__whole whole 0038_0017__the_0038_0019__nation->0038_0018__whole [attrib] 0038_0024__contributing contributing 0038_0021__the_0038_0022__obligation->0038_0024__contributing of 0038_0026__the_0038_0027__glory_0038_0028__and_0038_0029__stability the_glory_and_stability 0038_0024__contributing->0038_0026__the_0038_0027__glory_0038_0028__and_0038_0029__stability to[clr] z_0038_5014 _ 0038_0024__contributing->z_0038_5014 [arg0] 0038_0031__the_0038_0032__realm the_realm 0038_0026__the_0038_0027__glory_0038_0028__and_0038_0029__stability->0038_0031__the_0038_0032__realm of 0038_0034__a_0038_0035__whole a_whole 0038_0031__the_0038_0032__realm->0038_0034__a_0038_0035__whole as 0038_0046__broadening->z_0038_5008 [arg0] 0038_0047__the_0038_0048__basis the_basis 0038_0046__broadening->0038_0047__the_0038_0048__basis [arg1] 0038_0050__taxation taxation 0038_0047__the_0038_0048__basis->0038_0050__taxation of
arc(r_0038_0002__the_r_0038_0003__point,r_0038_0005__view,r_0038_0004__of).
arc(r_0038_0005__view,r_0038_0008__inventors,r_0038_0006__of).
arc(r_0038_0008__inventors,r_0038_0007__its,gen).
arc(r_0038_0011__was,r_0038_0002__the_r_0038_0003__point,r_0038_0001__From__nim).
arc(r_0038_0011__was,r_0038_0010__it,arg0).
arc(r_0038_0011__was,r_0038_0012__a_r_0038_0014__method,prd).
arc(r_0038_0012__a_r_0038_0014__method,r_0038_0013__simple,attrib).
arc(r_0038_0012__a_r_0038_0014__method,r_0038_0037__or,r_0038_0015__of).
arc(r_0038_0016__bringing,r_0038_0017__the_r_0038_0019__nation,arg1).
arc(r_0038_0016__bringing,r_0038_0021__the_r_0038_0022__obligation,r_0038_0020__within__nim).
arc(r_0038_0016__bringing,z_0038_5008,arg0).
arc(r_0038_0017__the_r_0038_0019__nation,r_0038_0018__whole,attrib).
arc(r_0038_0021__the_r_0038_0022__obligation,r_0038_0024__contributing,r_0038_0023__of).
arc(r_0038_0024__contributing,r_0038_0026__the_r_0038_0027__glory_r_0038_0028__and_r_0038_0029__stability,r_0038_0025__to__clr).
arc(r_0038_0024__contributing,z_0038_5014,arg0).
arc(r_0038_0026__the_r_0038_0027__glory_r_0038_0028__and_r_0038_0029__stability,r_0038_0031__the_r_0038_0032__realm,r_0038_0030__of).
arc(r_0038_0031__the_r_0038_0032__realm,r_0038_0034__a_r_0038_0035__whole,r_0038_0033__as).
arc(r_0038_0037__or,r_0038_0016__bringing,conj1).
arc(r_0038_0037__or,r_0038_0046__broadening,conj2).
arc(r_0038_0046__broadening,r_0038_0047__the_r_0038_0048__basis,arg1).
arc(r_0038_0046__broadening,z_0038_5008,arg0).
arc(r_0038_0047__the_r_0038_0048__basis,r_0038_0050__taxation,r_0038_0049__of).


IP-MAT PP-NIM P-ROLE From NP D the N point PP P-ROLE of NP N view PP P-ROLE of NP NP-GEN PRO;_genm_ its NS inventors PUNC , NP-SBJ PRO it BED;~Ln was NP-PRD D a ADJP ADJ simple N method PP P-ROLE of IP-PPL ILYR ILYR VAG bringing NP-OB1 D the ADJP ADJ whole N nation PP-NIM P-ROLE within NP D the N obligation PP P-ROLE of IP-PPL VAG contributing PP-CLR P-ROLE to NP D the NLYR NLYR N glory CONJP CONJ and NLYR N stability PP P-ROLE of NP D the N realm PP P-ROLE as NP D a N whole PUNC <mdash> CONJP CONJ or PUNC , PRN PP-SCON P-CONN as IP-ADV NP-SBJ ADJP ADJR later NS centuries VBD put NP-OB1 PRO it PUNC , ILYR PULQ VAG broadening NP-OB1 D the N basis PP P-ROLE of NP N taxation PURQ PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (PP-NIM (P-ROLE From;{from})
                  (NP (D the;{the})
                      (N point;{point})
                      (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                          (NP (N view;{view})
                              (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                  (NP (NP-GEN (PRO;_genm_ its;{its}))
                                      (NS inventors;{inventor})))))))
          (PUNC ,)
          (NP-SBJ (PRO it;{it}))
          (BED;~Ln was;{be})
          (NP-PRD (D a;{a})
                  (ADJP (ADJ simple;{simple}))
                  (N method;{method})
                  (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                      (IP-PPL (ILYR (ILYR (VAG bringing;{bring})
                                          (NP-OB1 (D the;{the})
                                                  (ADJP (ADJ whole;{whole}))
                                                  (N nation;{nation}))
                                          (PP-NIM (P-ROLE within;{within})
                                                  (NP (D the;{the})
                                                      (N obligation;{obligation})
                                                      (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                          (IP-PPL (VAG contributing;{contribute})
                                                                  (PP-CLR (P-ROLE to;{to})
                                                                          (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                              (NLYR (NLYR (N glory;{glory}))
                                                                                    (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                                           (NLYR (N stability;{stability}))))
                                                                              (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                                  (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                                      (N realm;{realm})
                                                                                      (PP (P-ROLE as;{as})
                                                                                          (NP (D a;{a})
                                                                                              (N whole;{whole}))))))))))))
                                    (PUNC <mdash>)
                                    (CONJP (CONJ or;{or})
                                           (PUNC ,)
                                           (PRN (PP-SCON (P-CONN as;{as})
                                                         (IP-ADV (NP-SBJ (ADJP (ADJR later;{late}))
                                                                         (NS centuries;{century}))
                                                                 (VBD put;{put})
                                                                 (NP-OB1 (PRO it;{it})))))
                                           (PUNC ,)
                                           (ILYR (PULQ <lquo>)
                                                 (VAG broadening;{broaden})
                                                 (NP-OB1 (D the;{the})
                                                         (N basis;{basis})
                                                         (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                             (NP (N taxation;{taxation}))))
                                                 (PURQ <rquo>)))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 38_a_lob_g01))